(a) No person owning or driving any vehicle shall park or allow to remain parked any such vehicle upon the traveled roadway portion of any street or highway in the City when snow has accumulated to a depth of at least two inches on any part of the traveled roadway of such street or highway. Thereafter, parking shall not be resumed upon any such part of the street or highway until the entire traveled roadway portion of such street or highway has been cleared to a snow level of below two inches.
(b) Except as provided in this subsection for vehicles approaching Municipal snow removal equipment from the rear, upon the approach of any Municipal snow removal equipment upon any street or highway during snow conditions described in subsection (a) hereof, when such equipment is equipped with at least one flashing, rotating or oscillating light visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of 500 feet to the front of such vehicle, all other vehicles shall yield the right of way and stop, and remain stopped until the emergency equipment is passed.
Upon approaching, from the rear, any Municipal snow removal equipment upon any street or highway during snow conditions as described in subsection (a) hereof, when such equipment is equipped with at least one flashing, rotating or oscillating light visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of 500 feet to the rear of such vehicle, all other vehicles shall remain at least 100 feet to the rear of such emergency equipment.
(Ord. 57-82. Passed 9-13-82.)
(c) The Mayor or the Chief of Police shall use reasonable means, including the public communication media, to notify the public of the existence of the aforesaid emergency parking ban. However, no person shall be excused from compliance with this section on the ground that he was not informed that such emergency parking ban was in effect.
(d) Any vehicle found in violation of this section shall be seized, removed or impounded under the authority of the City and the cost of towing, storage and other charges incurred in connection therewith shall be charged to the owner thereof. However, if, at the time of the intended removal, a person then in charge of such vehicle is present, able and willing to remove such vehicle and willing to pay the costs incurred in connection with the intended removal, then such vehicle shall not be towed.
(Ord. 13-73. Passed 2-27-73.)